Although the living room is relatively spacious, this distance is nothing to an expert. It is too late to dodge. Hua Zhen walked over and put the file on the coffee table. He sat down opposite the mysterious visitor and poured himself half a glass of wine.
He looked at the other person calmly and said, "Pastor Petty, why are you here?" Like the other person, he also spoke English.
"You can actually recognize me at a glance!" Seeing Hua Zhenxing's reaction so calmly, the man who made a living was a little surprised. He put away his smile and said, "I heard that you have been looking for my whereabouts recently, so I came here by myself to avoid unnecessary trouble.
You'll be wasting your efforts again."
"I have seen your photos. You are much younger than in the photos, but your facial features are still somewhat similar. To appear here at this time and in this way, you should be the Pastor Petty I am looking for."
While talking, Hua Zhenxing took another sip of wine, acting as naturally as if he were entertaining guests at home, and then frowned slightly and said, "This wine is very ordinary. To entertain a distinguished guest like Mr. Petty, you have to change the bottle."
OK."
As he spoke, he got up and took another bottle of wine from the wine cabinet, then went to the kitchen to get two new glasses, sat down again and poured a glass for each of them.
Wallis collected a lot of wine here, and the three best bottles were drunk by him and Hua Zhenxing last time. Then the receptionist took away two more bottles. Hua Zhenxing chose the remaining wine this time.
The most expensive one up there.
Pastor Petty took a sip and nodded in praise: "This wine is really good. It seems that Mr. Wallich knows how to enjoy life and is very smart. It is comfortable to deal with people like you.
Now that I'm here, please tell me, why are you looking for me? I don't remember what happened between us, and there should be no grudges. After you came, I left on my own initiative, and it seems impolite for you to do so."
Even though Hua Zhenxing acted very calm and composed, in fact he was already panicking. He changed a bottle of good wine and went to the kitchen to get two new cups to stabilize his mood. At the same time, he also checked the situation inside and outside the apartment.
The apartment was still the same apartment, and there was nothing unusual inside, but his consciousness could not penetrate it. The place seemed to have been divided into an independent space. When he looked out the window, there was only a blur of light and shadow.
Even his spiritual consciousness can't penetrate, let alone his voice. No matter how loud he makes, the outside world can't detect it. This means that if Pastor Petty wants to harm him, he can't even break his throat by shouting.
use.
In fact, even if he could call for help, he would not do so. He is surrounded by executives from Wage Mining. Even if he can call the nearby security guards, it is meaningless to face such a mysterious master. On the contrary, it may add unnecessary trouble.
Casualties.
How high is the person's cultivation level? Anyway, Hua Zhenxing can't tell. No one will have their cultivation level engraved on their forehead. It's hard to judge without actually casting a spell.
The other party was able to sit in the apartment so that he could not notice it before entering the house, and also quietly sealed the apartment. This was something Hua Zhenxing could not do himself, so the person who came had to be at least a level above him.
The one who can surpass him in a great realm is a Dacheng monk. The opponent's method of sealing off the apartment was obviously a formation. When Hua Zhenxing used his spiritual sense to investigate, he felt an almost sinister aura that was so strong that it was substantial.
The sinister aura itself can infect a person's soul and body, and as soon as he opens his spiritual consciousness and touches it, countless negative emotions will almost engulf his consciousness.
If he were an ordinary person, he would probably be frothing at the mouth and unconscious at this moment, or even be frightened to the point of incontinence, without knowing what he was afraid of.
Hua Zhenxing has the fifth level of cultivation, and has a solid foundation, a tenacious soul, and long-lasting magic power. However, his face turned pale instantly, and even his calves became a little weak.
But when he walked out of the kitchen, he had returned to normal. He tried his best to control his breathing and heartbeat with spells, and still behaved in a personable manner, befitting a host entertaining distinguished guests.
The reason why Hua Zhenxing was so calm was because Old Man Yang had taught him well since childhood. To be honest, he was quite scared.
Not to mention the hellish scenes we saw on the streets of Fesoport, even in the grocery store, Yang Tehong, an old and crooked man, often played games to scare children.
For example, that night last year, Hua Zhenxing drank too much and fell drunk in the alley. He had a dream about the future of Huanxiangguo, and then returned to his room in the grocery store in the dark, but Old Man Yang pretended to be a "gangster" and hid in the cupboard.
later……
This kind of trick was something that Old Man Yang had often played with him since he was a child. At this time, Hua Zhenxing discovered that he was not a good and obedient student, because he did let down his guard, and at the most inappropriate time and place.
Hua Zhenxing only now came to his senses. He asked Gao Le to come to his door yesterday. In fact, it was a reminder or a warning to him, but he didn't realize it.
He was sitting in Wage Mining as Wallish and thought that no outsiders knew about it. However, Yogo Le was able to find out that he was here, which meant that others could also find out.
It happened that he was investigating a suspected evil cultivator just now. When he walked into the apartment just now, he was thinking about other things and was not alert at all. The other party had already set up a magic circle. Regardless of whether he could detect it or not, at least he could enter the house.
You should do some research beforehand.
Maybe it's because Old Man Yang has stopped playing tricks with him in the past year or so, or maybe he thinks he has mastered cultivation and has a strong background, so he doesn't need to worry about anything anymore. But who said that he can only find someone else?
Trouble, others won’t take the initiative to trouble him?
Having said that, after all, he is a child who has been frightened by Old Man Yang since he was a child. He can still remain calm at this moment. When his mind suddenly turns, the first thing that comes to mind is a question, which is also a game that Old Man Yang has played with him since he was a child - if he encounters
What to do if there is an ambush?
According to Mr. Yang, this is a game of information asymmetry. Since the other party can lay an ambush or set a trap, it is taking advantage of your negligence or unknown. Regarding the information game, Mr. Yang also listed eight situations -
A, there are some things I know and you know; B, there are some things you know and I know.
C, there are some things that I know that you don’t know; D, there are some things that you know that I don’t know.
E, there are some things I don’t know you know; F, there are some things you don’t know I know.
G, there are some things I don’t know and you don’t know; H, there are some things you don’t know and I don’t know.
The sentence structure here is a progressive relationship rather than a parallel relationship. For example, when encountering an ambush, the other party thinks that it is well hidden, but does not know that I have discovered it. This is a "you don't know, I know" situation.
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It is said that there was a defense minister in the United States. A reporter once asked him that the United States launched a war on the grounds that another country possessed weapons of mass destruction. Does he have any evidence?
At that time, the defense minister used the above-mentioned compound concept, and his answer could be summarized in this sentence structure: There are some things that I know you don’t know and I don’t know.
What he means is actually very simple, that is, if I don't admit that I have no evidence, you won't know that I really have no evidence.
This is simply like the language of a philosopher. It is too difficult for him to express such a sentence pattern in English. In fact, he should use Hansi or ancient Greek...
A female student at Dongkuk Chunhua University suddenly announced publicly that a junior student had touched her buttocks. When questioned, she adopted the same attitude as the U.S. Defense Secretary. Fortunately, the incident she mentioned was
There was surveillance at the scene, so the junior student escaped.
In information games, the three situations C (I know you don’t know), F (You don’t know I know) and H (You don’t know I don’t know) are particularly important.
Old Man Yang said these words several times after drinking. At that time, Hua Zhenxing was stunned.
Pastor Petty probably never dreamed that so many random thoughts would go through Hua Zhenxing's head in the short time they first met.
If a person is too nervous, his mind may go blank, or he may think of many things in rapid succession. Huazhenxing seems to fall into the latter situation.
Although he didn't know what Hua Zhenxing was thinking, Petty also knew that he would definitely launch a spiritual investigation and must have suffered from the evil array. Seeing that he could still act as if nothing had happened, Petty also felt a bit...
Accident.
After Hua Zhenxing sat down again, he took a sip of wine slowly and replied with a smile: "Mr. Petty, I'm not looking for you, I'm just looking for the missing Pastor Petty."
Patty: "What difference does it make?"
Hua Zhenxing: "Of course there is a difference. Before I came in today, I had not connected the matter of Pastor Petty with you as a specific person.
I took over Wage Mining. Of course I didn’t want any unexpected factors, but I found that there were many places where there were residual traces of formations, and they were all related to a Pastor Petty. This was a hidden danger, and of course it needed to be investigated.
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I didn't mean to target anyone. If you were in my place, you would do the same thing in this situation. I just didn't expect that Mr. Petty was such a master and would come to me. I thought
You left this place long ago."
Petty said with a half-smile: "I saw through your disguise when you first came to Wago Mining. You used the magic of transformation to pretend to be Wallis. You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me.
This situation is also a hidden danger for me, so I left for the time being and observed in secret where you came from and what you wanted to do?
I admire your prudence. You did not rush to kill Varish and replace him, but you still left him at the Wage Mining construction site under your control to complete a perfect transition."
Hua Zhenxing raised his glass and said: "I didn't expect that you saw through it. Here's a toast to you! There is a saying in Dongguo that you don't come to the door if you have nothing to do. May I ask who you are and what business do you have with me?"
Petty: "It seems that you are an Eastern monk, and you were lucky enough to learn the art of transfiguration. Everyone has their own secrets, and people like us should respect each other's privacy. I don't want to ask too much about your origins.
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As for myself, I can only tell you that I am a reclusive magician and do not want to be disturbed by irrelevant people. I came to you because you have discovered me and are looking for me.
This shows that you are very cautious and skillful. If it were not so, I would not show up to meet you. I have been observing you for a long time, and if I revealed your secret today, Mr. Wallich wouldn’t want to kill anyone and silence him, right?
?”
Hua Zhenxing smiled: "You have seen through me a long time ago, and I am no match for you. Mr. Petty, please stop joking. What I am worried about now is that Mr. Petty wants to kill me and silence me."
After saying this, the two actually looked at each other, smiled, and then raised glasses to each other, just like good friends who fell in love at first sight. Petty asked again: "What have you found out about me?"
Hua Zhenxing: "Actually, nothing was found in the investigation. You wiped all the traces too clean! And I'm not here for you at all. I just found anomalies and wanted to eliminate hidden dangers. Do you believe me?"
Petty: "I can believe that if you came for me, you would investigate me from the beginning. It is obvious that you came for Wage Mining. But I still want to ask clearly what abnormality you found.
?”
Hua Zhenxing said truthfully: "I discovered that someone is doing two things. One is to collect sinister auras to form formations, and the other is to set up a very hidden underground organization in the local area."
Petty narrowed his eyes and said, "What kind of underground organization is it?"
Hua Zhenxing: “Someone taught the indigenous people a ritual. As long as they pray according to the ritual and use the power of life, they can help the tribesmen heal their illnesses and injuries.
Originally, there were all kinds of messy witchcraft here, which would not attract anyone's attention, but when these things are connected together, it becomes very abnormal."
Petty: "What a kind and noble act, isn't that a good thing?"
Hua Zhenxing smiled bitterly and said: "The sinister aura will gradually dissipate on its own, but if it is deliberately cultivated by others, it can only be reduced to a driven tool and cannot be freed.
The kind of ceremony held by the local indigenous people can indeed cure certain injuries and illnesses, but the people who participated in the ceremony will be sluggish afterward. Some people can still recover, while others are so injured that it is difficult to recover at all."